Roenne v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The Uniform Trust Code is primarily a default statute. While this Code provides numerous procedural rules on which a settlor may wish to rely, the settlor is generally free to override these rules and to prescribe the conditions under which the trust is to be administered. With only limited exceptions, the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary are as specified in the terms of the trust.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sutherland v. Sutherland Trust

2. “the trustee's conduct should 'be closely scrutinized for abuse, including abuse by less than appropriate regard for the duty of impartiality.' Restatement (Third) of Trusts § 79, comment b(1) (2007).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 62 Kan. App. 2d 293 - Culliss v. Culliss

3. “not relieve him from his fiduciary duties as a trustee to act impartially in the interests of all the beneficiaries, rather than just himself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 62 Kan. App. 2d 293 - Culliss v. Culliss